Northern Myanmar Poses a Challenge to China’s Critical Minerals Strategy
Myanmar is China’s top source of raw rare earth elements. As conflict threatens that supply chain, Beijing is moving more directly to intervene in Myanmar’s civil war. Amid the ongoing conflicts between Myanmar’s military junta and various ethnic armed groups, two recent meetings – one between representatives of the Kachin Independence Army and Chinese officials, […]
Myanmar Refugees in Thailand Face Uncertain Future as Aid Decreases
Hundreds of thousands of people who fled their homes in conflict-torn Myanmar are facing growing hardship following US aid cuts as they continue to live in camps across the Thailand border. “More than 108,000 people are now struggling to access staple food supplies,” Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported on May 7, quoting civil society organizations. […]
A Myanmar earthquake relief fundraiser event is taking place in London
A group of DJs of Burmese heritage and the Burmese diaspora are linking up to throw a fundraiser event for Myanmar earthquake relief in London on May 16. Helmed by Ambient Babestation Meltdown, Izzi and KOSO/DJ Batcum, the event will take place at Aaja Basement and combine food, art and music, with SIIIO and the […]
Myanmar’s military government leader travels to Russia
BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s military government arrived in Russia on Monday on an official visit to a major ally of the Southeast Asian nation that has been shunned by much of the West for overthrowing a democratically elected government and subsequent brutal repression. Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, who landed in Moscow […]
Myanmar Junta Announces Ceasefire in Wake of Recent Earthquake
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta declared a new post-earthquake truce on Tuesday (May 6), days after the expiry of a previous humanitarian ceasefire it was accused of violating with a continued campaign of air strikes. The Mar 28 magnitude-7.7 quake near the central city of Mandalay killed nearly 3,800 and has left tens of thousands homeless as the […]
U.S. sanctions Myanmar’s ethnic Karen National Army for ‘facilitating cyber scams
The KNA controls Shwe Kokko and some areas in Myawaddy, on the border with Thailand in the state of Kayin, also known as Karen state. An ethnic militia in southeast Myanmar that has been sanctioned by the US for alleged involvement in human trafficking and online scams has denied the allegations. The US Treasury Department […]
Photo Exhibition: 7.7 MMERQK, Capturing Myanmar People’s Unheeded Cry
Myanmar has recently experienced its most devastating earthquake in a century, a magnitude 7.7 event that struck the central region of Myanmar on March 28, 2025. This earthquake is among the most powerful globally in recent years and resulted in significant casualties. As of April 5, the disaster in Myanmar has led to 5,330 fatalities, […]
The Earthquake’s Enduring Impact on Myanmar’s Economy
The devastating earthquake that struck central Myanmar on 28 March caused widespread destruction in Mandalay and Sagaing regions, as well as Naypyidaw Union Territory. By mid-April, the confirmed casualties numbered 3,649 dead and 5,018 injured. The earthquake destroyed 1,850 buildings in Sagaing and Mandalay and damaged another 2,250. These figures likely understate the earthquake’s true […]
International Call to Free Jailed Journalist in Myanmar
As the junta launched a deadly crackdown on dissent, it also targeted freedom of speech, especially journalists working with independent media outlets, the report noted. Most targeted journalists have been charged with terrorism and incitement, crimes widely criticized by rights groups as fabricated. “The junta is targeting and arresting journalists. The arrest of journalists violates […]
Seven journalists have been killed and 40 detained since the military takeover in Myanmar.
Narinjara News, May 4, 2025 The Independent Press Council of Myanmar (IPCM) announced on World Press Freedom Day that since the military coup in Myanmar on February 1, 2021, seven journalists, including Rakhine journalist Ko Phoe Thiha, have lost their lives, while approximately 40 journalists have been detained. Among those who were wrongfully detained between […]
